Clock Work Mod or CWM is one of the most popular custom recovery out there for Android Phones. Other than CWM we have TWRP which is Team Win Recovery project but as for now we are limiting to CWM. Toady I will show you how you can install CWM on Samsung Galaxy Star Pro S-7262.

The main purpose of installing a custom recovery is that it gives you a lot more features than the stock recovery installed on your phone by the manufacturer. The best reason is, a custom recovery like CWM allows you to flash new ROMs and files, allows you to take complete backups and lot more!

So if you want to Root your phone or if you want to Install a custom ROM for your phone, then first of all you will need to install a custom recovery.

Se lets go! Before we can start I have to tell you some formalities which start below:

Disclaimer!

By reading this article and applying methods and techniques told here on this page, you are accepting FULL responsibility for any risk and/or damage that may occur to your device either by negligence and/or misuse of the software AND acknowledge that you cannot hold the software author and/or the writer or this post liable in any way whatsoever.

If you are reading this post and continue reading then you are accepting the above stated disclaimer!

Please Note:

If you have updated your phone to the new version, then you will not be able to install CWM successfully because of the update. So please confirm that your phone's kernel and baseband version ARE DIFFERENT from mine!

Now that you have agreed with the disclaimer, let us go back to work and install CWM on your phone.

Firstly, Enable USB debugging on your phone.

To enable USB debugging, follow the steps below:
1. Go to Settings
2. Scroll down to the bottom, there you will see "Developer options"
3. Slide the top slider to enable "Developer Options" from the top. Tap on OK
4. Tick 'USB Debugging' and then tap on OK

Now your phone is in unprotected mode and ready to be fucked!

Next step is to enter Download Mode of your phone.

Remove Data cable from your phone if it is connected.
Turn of your phone completely ,i.e., wait for vibration after you switch off your phone.
Now perform this combination, carefully. If you miss any of these operation then you have to do it again.
When your phone is completely switched off, Hold the Volume Down key ,i.e., Volume -ve key. Now do not leave it, keep holding it until you are said to release it.
When you are holding the volume down key, now hold Home key ,i.e., The center button on your phone below screen. Now Hold the power key
Now when the phone will start, you will see a read exclamation mark on the top left corner.
As soon as you see the Samsung logo, you can release the keys!
Now the phone will ask for confirmation, to confirm what you are gonna do, press the volume up key once. Now you are successfully in the download mode!

Now connect Data cable to your phone and connect it to PC. Now run ODIN which you downloaded some minutes before.
Odin will now detect your phone and it will only do so when your phone's USB debugging is enabled and it is in Download mode.

When ODIN successfully detects your phone, Click on PDA button and browse for the recovery.tar.md5 file. Please note, do not browse for the archive you downloaded, browse for the file which you got after extracting the archive. When you select the file, ODIN will check it and you will get a message like this:

Now click on start button and let ODIN do its work!
It will now flash CWM to your phone and your phone will restart automatically. DO NOT do anything on your phone until ODIN completes its work. When your phone successfully boots up, and the recovery is installed, you will get a success message on ODIN.

So the task is complete and we have finally flashed CWM to your phone. If you are getting any error in between, please do comment! And yeah, I am not responsible for any damage to your phone that occurs in any step. Bu for the sake of assurance, I have myself tested this method and yes, it worked as a charm for me :)

How to enter into Clock Work Recovery Mode

Now that you have installed Clock Work Mod Recovery, you must be willing to go to it ASAP to check if the effort was successful!

How to Enter into Recovery

To Go to CWM, first switch off your phone completely. Now perform this combination of keys, Volume Up + Home Button + Power Key. Remember, this time its Volume Up but previously we used Volume Down to go to Download Mode. You should be rolling in the recovery now!

Thanks for reading and if you face any problem which is fixable then do comment below!

Hiding files is a known-by-all trick for Windows users. But now we all are familiar with the growing popularity of android phones so we all must know how to hide files and folders on android device.
If you try simply hiding the file in Windows and then copy it onto an android device then the file will still show up on android device because it is a different OS and hence it follows different rules.My Hood, My Rulz Motherfuckr said Android!
Even if you hide the folder with system properties then it too will show up as usual folder.
So what is the solution for this problem?

How to Hide files on Android Phone

Basically all you need to do is follow this rule."Android respects folders and files whose names start with a (.) Dot."
For eg, a usual folder will be like this "Any Stupid Folder" and a hidden folder will be ".Any Stupid Folder"
And the same rule applies to files too. You can disguise your files as system ones just by adding a dot in starting of their names!

So all you need to do is rename the file or folder with a dot starting in the front of its name.

That's it for hiding files and folders but the thing which is yet to be known is how you will access them if they go hidden?

You can enable viewing hidden folders and files in different applications as follows.

Stock Files Manager of Samsung Android Phones

If you have a Samsung Android Phone then you can use the following steps to show and hide hidden files.

Firstly open My Files and then press the options key on your phone. Now tap on Settings.Now tick/untick "Show Hidden Files" as per your needs.

ES File Explorer

If you use ES file explorer then you can follow these steps to show hidden files:

Open ES File Explorer and then press options key on your phone. Now scroll down to the bottom where you will find a button for enabling show hidden files.

If you have other file manager then go to its settings and you will definitely find option for showing hidden files. Now go give it a try!

Airtel has been providing its users with Airtel Night GPRS pack which offers 400 MB of Download at Rs. 9 only but there are many questions unanswered which we will discuss in the post. I have been personally using this plan from months and I am satisfied with it as it is very affordable and great companion for downloading files and other stuffs.

Here is what this plan offers as said by Airtel:
400 MB of data usage on 2G network mode at Rs. 9 valid from 11 PM (Of same day as activation) to 6 AM (Next Day's morning)
P.S. If you are not sure then PLEASE call customer care, 198, and confirm if this plan is available in you area. I have tested this in Airtel UP West Network.

How to activate Airtel Night Plan

You can activate this plan from your mobile's balance by dialing *567*9#

Now it will ask for your confirmation, reply with 1 to confirm your request. The plan will be activated immediately, 9 Rs deduct from your main balance.

FAQ ( Frequently Asked Questions)

But wait, there is definitely more that a user of this plan needs to know which I am going to explain you. There are definitely some conditions attached. For the sake of clarity, I have made an FAQ list for it.

Q: If I have any other plan activated, will data deduct from other plans too?
A: No, if you use this plan as per the permitted time.

Q: What will happen if I cross the data limit?
A: You can't. As per the download speed provided, you can at most download 300 MB of data in one night.

Q: What will happen if time limit ends?
A: After the time limit is reached, the download will continue from other pack if already activated or if not activated then your Balance will deduct. If you have zero balance then the download will show error.

Q: I activated the plan on afternoon and later on the same day I got a message from Airtel that says my plan will be deactivated tonight. WTF? Like I haven't used it yet?
A: This message means nothing, you will be able to use the plan, please read below for more information.

Q: How to check remaining MB?
A: Dial *123*31#

LIES LIES and LIES

Airtel has lied to you for about three different things. As I have myself used this plan, I will tell you where they are lying to you!

#1. The plan is not of one night.

Wait, cheer up because you get 8 Hours and about 20 minutes of Internet usage! But Airtel said, this plan is valid for 11 PM to 6 AM? How it is of 8+ Hours?

Let me explain! Suppose you activate this plan on Monday afternoon!

1. Start using this plan from 11:00 P.M. Night and you will be able to use it for upto 6:14 A.M. morning of next day, i.e., Tuesday

2. Now you can use the remaining data on Tuesday night also :), start using this plan again at 11:00 P.M. night of Tuesday and you will be able to use it upto 12:06 A.M. of Wednesday!

#2. Crossing the limit will cost you many bucks

Here comes a twist, suppose you have a download running of big file AND you have not other net pack activated other than this Airtel night pack. Now it keeps on downloading for the whole night, suppose you forgot to stop/pause the download and it still runs after 6 AM, THEN YOUR BALANCE WILL DEDUCT UPTO Rs. 250/-.

So it is my advice that you use this pack at zero or minimum balance to avoid such situation. Read Tip #2 below!

Bets Tips for max utilization of this plan?

Yes, you need to read this if you want to get the most out of this plan.

1. Use UC Browser.

No I am not promoting it, in fact I have some reasons why I am recommending this.

Firstly, UC Browser supports Cloud Download, i.e., You can first download files to their server and then to your phone from their server. After that, your download will be at max speed and it will also support resuming download.

Another reason is that you can download all of your downloads one by one automatically so that you don't have to wake up whole night to start downloads and shit. Just start download of files one by one and pause them as soon as you add them. Now go to options and select start all downloads. Good Luck!

2. Activate standby plan too.

If you have got some balance left in your mobile phone then first activate a plan of minimum of two days validity. After activating this plan now activate the night plan. Now Airtel will not deduct your balance if you are not able to pause/ stop download in the morning.

3. Your mobile phone is a mobile phone. It is a better idea to connect your phone to a charger for whole night as your mobile phone's battery won't be able to run for straight 7 hours and when the battery dies, your phone, your problems!

Hello friends, I am doing good and I hope you are also sailing in the same boat. Recently, I reviewed Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate and the ratings were 5 out 5. Why not, after all when CNet can give it such excellent rating, then who am I to underrate this cool software. You can read the whole review and the awesomeness of this application here!

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Hello friends and dear readers of this blog, today I have a new application for you to be reviewed by me.
If you are a media junkie, then you must be having a collection of music, videos and movies hanging in your hard drives and other storage medias. Our today's application has its sole purpose, to make your media playback, especially videos, on all devices possible, efficient and flexible. Today, I am going to review Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate which is the last media converter that you might need as you will be in love with this app. How? Read the post and see the result when you try it yourself!

First of all, if you do not know why you need a video converter, then read the following points:

So that you can transfer movies and videos from your computer/laptop to mobile phones or media players and they play as expected.

So that you can convert videos to their appropriate dimensions and quality and save a lot of data.

So that the videos you transfer, do not play with lags, audio/video delays and/or unnecessary pixelation.

And many more, after all, it makes a lot of sense to play videos that fit your playback device up to the par.

So now that you have understood the purpose and usage point of a video converter, let us see how good and useful is Video Converter developed by Wondershare team!

We will be judging this application on the basis of these two critical things: Features And Performance

Features of Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate

The main features of Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate are converting video files, Burning media to discs and Downloading YouTube Videos. So basically, it does the task of three different software under one roof!

Here below is a screenshot of the software's start screen. You will get all the basic options there.

Well, there is no point from my side to explain you all the basic things like what does 'Add Files' button do but I am polite enough to tell you the amazing features that you will discover sooner or later after you start using it! Just kidding, I have marked the options and their specific uses. :)

The Top Tab: This is from where you can switch between three modes: Video Conversion, Disc Burning and Video Downloading Modes. As fro now, our main focus is on Video Conversion Mode!

The Menu Button: Using this button, you will find your way to preferences, Registration option and an "Shutdown when everything is done" button.

Preferred Output: Using this button, you will find presents of many popular devices and of course all other formats to which your input can be converted. This is useful because you can directly tell this app your device from this menu and you will get the desired output without hassles.

Edit: Use this if you want to edit the video. By editing, it offers trimming, cropping rotating, changing aspect ratio,adding effects, and even adding watermarks. This is the reason I told you before that this is the perfect video conversion software. You get a lot of features under one app.

Subtitles: Using this option you can hard embed subtitles into the movie. Useful option if the device on which you want to play video doesn't supports subtitle.

Set Preferred Output Video: Use this option if you have a multiple audio movie. For eg, if you have a dual audio movie with both English and Hindi audios, you can set the audio to Hindi and enjoy the movie. You can also manually add a audio file to be played. This is a a rare feature, and comes handy from time to time.

Codec Settings: Use this if you want to play around video output settings. Here you can manually specify all the things as per your needs like changing data rate of video and audio, change resolution etc. Geeks love this feature as they completely know what their device is upto and will choose manually all the things.

Convert: This is the fire button, when all the things are checked, shoot this button and your conversion will start.

Merge: This option is itself optional. Check this button if you want to merge your video files into one single video. Useful if you have a movie which is downloaded in parts.

Output Folder: Use this option to manually specify where your output videos need to be rendered.

Seeing the features that this program offers, I rate it 5 out of 5 in terms of features.

Performance

Talking about video conversion, it is a time consuming process in general. And why it should not be, after all you render a brand new output by altering its original specifications. The rate of conversion of videos basically depends on three things.

The performance of PC - Which processor it uses and its RAM. A good multi core processor will act as a promoter of rate of conversion.

Type of Video - High quality HD videos need more power and time for conversion than low quality videos.

Graphic Card - The better the graphic card, lesser the time is required for conversion of videos. Video conversion relies more on graphic card performance first then on your PC's other components.

The Application used - Yes, the application also decides the time of conversion. If an app is well developed and professionally made (Like Wondershare Media Converter Ultimate), Then you can get your videos converted in lesser time than expected. And, the bonus point is that this video converter converts two videos at the same time without distorting the conversion rate. So you save a lot of time.

Talking specifically about Wondershare Video Converter, I am myself very much impressed by its performance. No, They haven't paid me for saying this or I have asked them, I am telling you this, because I have myself tested this video converter and I have compared the results with other video converters in the market. There is not a single drawback that I could find while using it, and I can guarantee that you will be amazed by seeing it work for you. Even though my PC's processor ( Intel Pentium Dual Core E5700 3.00 GHz) is a bit older, this video converter manages to bring about conversion efficiently and quickly.

So my rating of Wondershare Ultimate Video Converter in terms of performance is 5 out of 5.

Conclusion

This application is very easy to use and anyone can start converting files within few seconds. And after reading this review, anyone can directly start converting his videos as per requirement. The interface is very intuitive and easy to understand. And it offers a lot of features as I have mentioned above. I tried my best to spot all the important and useful features but who knows in future they update it to even better that what it is now. And performance wise, it also wins my heart and mind. So my final rating is: 4.99 out of 5
Why, because nothing is perfect but for sake of convenience you can round it off to 5 out of 5

You can also give this software a try and I would love to see your feedback on the same.

Hello world, this is Anuj Sharma, your friend and the administrator of this blog. I know I have been so much inactive these moths for non other than a single cause which is class 12th. You know what does it means and the importance of scoring good in it. The whole life depend s on it! Well, keeping the issues apart, let us welcome this new year 2014 which I wish and hope brings happiness and utmost joy to the life of everyone.

This year, 2014, I promise I will no more inactive in terms of blogging and I will keep updating you all with good stuff. For now, goodbye 2013 and welcome 2014

Google Play, the app store for Android devices hosts huge amount of applications developed for Android Platform.But to download these apps you need multiple things simultaneously like and Android Device, Google ID and Internet Connectivity. But this is not always possible to arrange all at once, like one phone doesn't has Play Store then he has last option to install android apps directly by .APK files. Though there are alternatives but these are either too time wasting or hard to implement ( Real APK leecher) or contain harmful malwares ( Downloading .apk files from torrent, warez sites etc)

To tackle this problem, a app developer has come up with a very good solution for downloading Android apps in .apk format directly from Google Play Store. So all you need is an Internet connection and a device on which the apk file is to be downloaded. So here it is:

Gaming is nowadays a best time killer for youth as well as grown-ups. With the development of newer technologies, gaming is becoming more slick and realistic. But to enjoy this beautiful piece of technology, we need some sort of hardware to operate games on. To play heavy games, we have two choice and these are Computer and Console. A computer can be a desktop PC or a laptop, on the other hand we have two major console for hardcore gaming and these are Play Station and X Box

In India, console gaming is still a thing of aristocracy because of its high pricing and the games are also very highly priced making them out of reach. So we are left dependent on our PC to let us enjoy games. One more irony is that the games these days are so high that they do not support older systems and hence fail to execute when ran on these old PCs. So to overcome this problem, I have done a long research on how you can get a good budget and assembled gaming PC without burning a hole in your pocket!

The rig that I am going to tell you about is powered by Intel parts.

Getting the perfect Rig!

The Processor

The processor is the heart of your computer and choosing the best one is the most important part of assembling a computer. Your computer's power and processing speed depends most on this hardware and hence you have to select the best processor out of competition. So what is the best budget performance processor by Intel? It is none other than Intel Pentium G640 which is sandy bridge based processor, the same technology you saw in 2nd Generation Intel Core i3/5/7 Processors. The clock rate is 2.7 GHz and the socket type is LGA 1155. The socket type determines which mother board will be compatible with the processor. So it means, Intel G640 processor can only be used with motherboards made with socket LGA 1155. Coming to the performance part, this processor scores 6.7 out of 7.9 in Windows 7 System Assessment Score which is a good mark of win.

As the title of this post reads budget gaming PC, so the processor is also chosen with price in consideration after performance. You can get this processor in around Rs 3000 to Rs 3,500 depending on your location and seller's mood.

The Graphic Card

A gaming PC without a gaming graphic card is like a tea without tea-leave. It is then not supposed to be called so!

Just as a processor determines how powerful is your computer, Graphic card determines how powerful is your Gaming computer. Gone the days when games ran buttery-smooth on Pentium-4 PCs. Now they won't even show you splash-screen! Now I request you all to read the below paragraph with full attention.

Choosing a graphic card is very important and yes, it is very difficult if you have not purchased it earlier. Here are some points to ponder:

The performance of a graphic card is NEVERmeasured by its memory. Firstly, you should see how new is the version of graphic card and its other details like shaders, processing speed, additional benefits etc

Never expect the graphic card to be cheap. A budget one can be brought for Rs 6k but increasing your budget will obviously help you get more performance.

ATI Vs. NVidia: ATI cards offer extreme value for money but on the other hand NVidia cards are bit costlier but after all they are more stable than ATI and last longer as compared to ATI cards. This is due to the fact that ATI cards try to give you more and more out of the hardware, which sometimes can screw your card and other hardware. So as we need performance in budget, so ATI is our first choice

To get full performance out of your card, then you must give it power supply it wants. Many people make a huge mistake of not getting a branded and powerful SMPS, and try to run the graphic card with older and low quality SMPS, which literally leads to Diwali (Google it if you don't know!) of your GPU and other parts like CPU and motherboard who had no fault in this process.

Keeping all above points in mind and budget as the first one, the best graphic card as for now is ATI HD 6670 1 GB DDR5 version, which costs less or more than Rs 6,000 and matches the needs of current generation games. This variant of card is manufactured by many vendors like Asus, HIS, Sapphire and everyone's price varies by +- 300 Rs. So I would suggest you to go with Asus one as it is a well know brand in gaming. I have added a Flipkart link below so that you can check it out!

The Mother Board

The motherboard is the hardware which acts as a link between all your components inside PC. Getting a good quality motherboard gives you a stable and long lasting PC. Also, if you get a good quality motherboard then you can expect and slight increase in the performance too.

I would suggest you to get motherboard from any of these: Intel > Asus > Gigabyte. In the above processor part, I recommended Pentium Dual Core G640, so we should get a motherboard which must be compatible with this processor! Hence below is the best motherboard I could find that promises performance within budget.

Intel DH61HO Motherboard

This is a pure Intel motherboard, so you can easily expect it to be most stable and good in performance than those made by 2nd party like Asus and Gigabyte. Usually Intel motherboards are priced a bit higher because of their quality, but this one is priced exactly same as those made by Asus and others. So why take a chance when the best is knows to us? The best part of this motherboard is that you can anytime upgrade your CPU to 3rd generation Core i3/5/7 processor as this motherboard packs support for the same!

Not only this, you get a support of upto 16 gigs of DDR3 RAM which also makes upgrade for future easy. So your computer will be future ready if you go with my suggestions.

The only drawback is that it has support for only two SATA cables, of which one will be used for DVD writer? and one for Hard Disk. Usually, motherboards by Asus and others give you support for four. So if you are not gonna connect more than two hardware through SATA, then this Motherboard is the best choice.

The RAM

RAM is where all your apps and games execute. The purpose of RAM over hard drive is that RAM is many times faster than hard drive. Nowadays DDR3 RAM is used the most though DDR4 RAM is set to launch this year, but as for now we are with DDR3. The main question that comes related to buying RAM, is how much you need and of which brand. If you want to enjoy lag-free gaming, then start thinking from 4 GB as below that, PC will hang at times. One more thing to note, is NEVER ever buy Chinese RAMs or the name of company you have never heard. Always buy genuine branded RAM from Kingston, Transcend, Corsair etc, because if you use local RAM, then welcome hardware issues within a month of assembling of PC.

The Power Supply Unit (PSU or also called as SMPS)

This component is very less talked about while buying a PC, as the vendor himself installs a generic one without any prior asking to the buyer. He is doing good, but as far as we are having a graphic card in the house, the SMPS must be of good quality and should be compatible with the graphic card too. It means, if the graphic card says 500 W of power supply is needed and you install it on a PC with a 350 W SMPS, then after turning on a game or graphic intense program, you would possible see fire in the cabinet and burning smell in your nose!

The graphic card that I recommended you draws power from PCI slot itself so no need to worry about the above issue but make sure that you get a good quality PSU which should be atleast 450 Watts.
Here are my recommendations:Zebronics ZEB-450 Gold

The Cabinet

This one is totally upto you, the cabinet is the structure inside which the motherboard, PSU, Hard Drive and other hardware are mounted. You can get a good quality and good looking cabinet for around Rs 1500, but adding a little more will help you find a cool gamer type too. So its all upto you, as it is the only thing on which you can save money or spend it all! My recommendation is that you should go with iBall ones as they are stylish and budget friendly too.
One more thing to note that most cabinets come with SMPS installed inside themselves, simply remove these are they are mostly 250W to 300 W which I told you, can prove to be dangerous for your hardware.

The DVD Writer

Though less useful these days because of pen drives, Internet and torrenting system, DVD proves to be useful when Installing OS using DVD or writing discs for sharing with people who doesn't have pen drives with them. You can also skip this one but I recommend you to have it on your PC as it costs no more than Rs 1000 and the best ones are manufactured by LG.

The Hard Disk

Hard disk is where you store all your stuff and games too. Nowadays there is a need of lot of space because the games are too big in size. Also, the movies are now releasing in Blu Ray qualities which also fill the space. To get over this problem, you will surely need a big and spacious hard drive. But, there is a problem because of the havoc in countries like Thailand in the 2010, I guess, due to which there is a drastic changes in the price of hard disks. But we can't wait for it to recover, so we are left with the current ones which are priced upto 3 times more than the original prices. That's the story, now the solution is to buy current ones and the best one I can find is that of "Western Digital" known commonly as WD. The 1 TB blue variant of the hard drive will cost you no more than Rs 4,000 in the market.

The Speakers

Getting good quality speakers in the market is a thing of pain because of rising competition of new companies and also the high prices of the branded ones. To get the utmost clarity and natural feel of music, good quality speakers are a must. By good quality I mean that the highs and lows of the satellite speakers and the bass of the sub-woofer. A new contender has packed its space in the market and it is F&D also called as Fenda. Their speakers are really good performers and the bass of the sub-woofer is enough to shake the table. There are many models of their speakers, you can choose any of them as they use the same subwoofer of 5000 Watts PMPO which is very powerful and the pricing can be anywhere between Rs 1700/- to Rs 2000/-

Keyboard and Mouse

They both are an essential gadgets to play games with. Since we are already tight on budget, you can go with a cheap one and by cheap I mean cheap in price and not in quality. For long lasting use, you can go with Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse combo which will cost around Rs 500 only.

Conclusion

So the list of hardware is ready and its time to calculate the bill that you are gonna pay for your gaming PC. Also note that there can be a slight increase or maybe even decrease from the estimated price as their prices change day by day.

And the total cost of the assembled PC will be around Rs 24,000 or so. If you are having better suggestions to the above PC, feel free to share with us your knowledge. Forgive me if price of any commodity change without any prior notice as they are supposed to.